Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Prowly estimates (rival) PR software pricing; Access Intelligence acquires Isentia; Talkwalker acquires Reviewbox; plus mentions and content picks. Estimating PR software pricing. You can also see their SEO expertise at play because pricing is always an important search term for software companies. History of blogging.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

There’s no one way to use social media: When I started blogging, there were maybe three to five bloggers I followed on a regular basis. At the time, it was my understanding that an amazing, curated, consistent Instagram theme was the key to drawing attention to your blog. My 500 followers draw minimal traffic to my blog.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Onclusive adds features, becomes all-in-one PR software tool; Agility PR Solutions adds AI; Q4 releases IR event hosting tool; an odd rebrand by SocialChorus and Dynamic Signal; Intrado rebrands as Notified; Meltwater Q2 earnings. The company has done a couple of things historically that allow it to stand out in the market.

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 9, 2021

Here is the third installment in my series about maximizing “secret sauce” in tech marketing. If your secret sauce is so special, and can really make your company a market beater, why not give it a name? But you also need steadfast, focused execution and marketing to become a category king. To Brand or Not to Brand.

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The Proactive Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s time to start thinking about your 2024 marketing and PR strategies. Now is not the time to pull back on PR and marketing efforts. These PR and marketing trends can help you thrive in 2024. And in the current climate, it’s vital to keep your finger on the pulse of your digital PR and marketing campaigns. Rand Fishkin.

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Onclusive

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Since 2012, AirPR Software has provided PR and content marketing professionals with reporting and analytics that actually matter to the C-Suite and core stakeholders. AirPR Analyst’s new navigation and search/filter functionality were designed to mirror the workflow of a PR or marketing pro’s daily activities.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

Former PR agency leader is a building software product focused on improving PR pitches with two different types of artificial intelligence I’ve started to use ChatGPT to rewrite and suggest alternate headlines. I kept thinking about this example as Aaron Kwittken demoed the software his company, PRophet , is developing.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 4, 2019

The PR tech sum is one of three ways I’m working on developing broader exposure of PR software including product reviews and PR tech briefings. While I did not see any updates about code over the last 30 days, there were a few announcements that caught my eye, along with a handful of posts from the vendor blogs. Here we go….

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This blog published 51 posts this year – the 12 th year of publishing for Sword and the Script. However, the cadence of publishing still meets one absolute requirement of content marketing : consistency in publishing matters as much as anything else. We’re an extension of your marketing and PR team. If you want social proof….

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 1, 2021

G2 Crowd, the leading independent business software review company, has compiled a report that compares top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack. Can other teams benefit from PR analytics data and shared ROI? The answer is yes!

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Cision

MARCH 10, 2021

How to make the case for investing in better PR technology.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

So, says Propel, which provides PR software. Studies show the average email marketing campaign has a 20% open rate and 2% CTR. If this sounds interesting, consider reading my in-depth briefing on their platform : Propel is a viable alternative for all-in-one PR software. Is that good? What exactly is that?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

1) Security risk and ransomware visits PR software vendors. TVEyes wasn’t the only PR software company to feel the pinch of cybersecurity risks recently. It’s worth pointing out despite making software for PR pros, enterprises like this are primarily technology companies and not typically PR experts. Sign up here.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Do you want to be better organized in your blogging? Write marketing content more quickly and more efficiently? If you said yes, the solution is simple: get a blog editorial calendar. A blog editorial calendar is a calendar filled with the schedule of your upcoming posts. 3: Content Marketing Institute.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, we reviewed the ROI rankings of the top media monitoring and PR analytics software solutions, including Onclusive, Meltwater, Cision and Muck Rack, based on the G2 Crowd 2021 report. Global Marketing Strategy, IFAW. The G2 Crowd Report for User Satisfaction Ratings is one of the most trusted voices in the industry.

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Cision

JULY 6, 2017

Blogging can (and should) do more than just update readers on the latest news and events of the day. For those unfamiliar with marketing speak, this process is known as collecting leads. How to Collect Quality Leads for Your Blog. You’re an infopreneur with exclusive blog content. It seems easy enough.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The idea of using email marketing to further your company’s goals sounds simple enough. Most believe the success of their email marketing campaign depends on compelling copy and a clean visual presentation. Here are five basics to keep in mind before your email marketing campaign takes off in 2022: 1. Everyone can send an email.

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As we’re closing out this year, we’re also wrapping up our 2021 top media monitoring and PR analytics software comparison blog series with one final review of what each provider offers in terms of product direction and customer support. Are they thinking about where the market will be in 1, 3 or 5 years from now?

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Cision

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The following is a post from Cision’s new Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Lynch. I hopped the proverbial fence from journalist to vendor to work in marketing. In the process, I became a software product nerd. Ok, so those were the personal reasons I came to lead Cision’s marketing team.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and. Measure is the dashboard and analytics.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Talkwalker hired a new CEO and new CMO in late 2022 and appears to have done a round of layoffs in sales and marketing, according to multiple social media updates I’ve observed. In April, it acquired Klear , an Israeli influencer marketing platform for $17.8 What does it do? What’s different about that?

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Onclusive

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The world of marketing and PR evolves rapidly. Conferences and other gatherings of like-minded marketing professionals provide key learning opportunities, introductions to others who can help you hone your craft, and team-building experiences unlike any other. Digital Sales and Marketing World. Dates: Feb 25 – 26, 2020.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There’s a good case to be made that B2B marketing organizations should produce less content and place greater emphasis on distribution. Whenever the “thing” is done – white paper, ebook, video – marketing is onto the next thing. There are caveats to this of course, and a well-run company blog is a good example. No feedback loop.

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Cision

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Content marketing has never been more important. A report from Content Marketing Institute (CMI) conducted in 2016 found that 47 percent of enterprise marketers planned to increase their budgets for content marketing over the following 12 months. Content Marketers Have Insufficient Resources.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 10, 2017

This is true for the earned media we generate, the thought leadership content we produce for clients and for our own blog content. Any company blogging today must have a strategy for boosting the visibility of their content and ensuring it is shareable and shared. Harness the power of guest blogging. A successful outcome?

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

BuzzSumo edges into PR with journalist database for SMBs; Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms; why don’t PR software vendors follow basic PR standard practices? According to the release the software uses employee behavioral data to “identify content themes and gain insights into audience engagement.” Kick-ass” PR blogs.

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2024

Sword and the Script Media can help with B2B marketing, PR and social media. Acquisitions PR software company Vocus acquired HARO in 2010 for an undisclosed sum. It was among the first cloud software companies, and almost certainly the first ever SaaS model for PR technology or comms tech. based customers were impacted.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2021

In many cases they support a path to a market leadership position. Software solutions are expensive, and buyers under pressure to make the right choice seek as much information as possible to vet the quality of a SaaS, AI, cybersecurity, or data product. It’s a long-term proposition that sets them up for market leadership.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales. One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how John Wall put it on a recent episode of Marketing Over Coffee.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 2, 2017

Here are the top 10 tech blogs you need to read to prepare for promoting clients across a range of industries, including IoT, ad-tech, tech products and services and wearable technology. Our tech team recommends this list of blogs for the best information on relevant news, competitive moves, trends, and data insights. The TED Blog.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

When you think of content marketing, you probably think of blog posts. Let’s look at the types you absolutely need in your content marketing strategy. Let’s look at the types you absolutely need in your content marketing strategy. Blog Posts (All Lengths & Types). Guest Blog Posts. Infographics.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 9, 2024

Yet, it’s important to pay attention to this stuff if your business buys PR software. You wind up seeing the products you used to love get watered down, stripped and mashed into other software in weird ways. Whether you are in the market to buy this year or not, spend some time looking at the newer or independent vendors on this list.

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Landis PR

JULY 31, 2023

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Note: This is a reposted blog by Kristen Dunleavy – Muck Rack. For the original blog, please visit here. This has created both an opportunity and a potential point of concern for professional marketers and communicators who are wondering: Do the benefits of AI outweigh the threats?

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Marketing and PR predictions aren’t merely forecasts, but often a reflection of our aspirations and perhaps advice – mistakes we’ve made we’d like to help others avoid. “Be Pay to pay, content grows; influencer marketing cools. “I d) Influencer marketing to cool off as far as the amounts of money companies are paying influencers.”.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 24, 2019

While we certainly encourage PR and communications pros to follow our insightful Critical Mention blog , we also want to share a few of our other favorite PR blogs. PR Daily is a news site that delivers news, advice, and opinions on the public relations, marketing, social media, and media worlds. Share Tweet Share.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 5, 2023

million seed round Twice in my career, I’ve worked for companies that acquired several software companies with the intent of mashing them together. In the PR software space, I think we have yet to see that – period. Most of the PR software tools I’ve looked at are white-labeled versions of ChatGPT. You don’t see that too often.

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